Philippines President Benigno Aquino III defends his handling of last month's deadly bus hijacking while investigators say police fire may have killed some hostages. Video courtesy of Reuters.

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... Filipino commandos show off their capabilities ... as fall out from a deadly hostage incident continues ... the country's government has come under fire for Boxing its response to a bus hijacking on August twenty third ... this police special action Force ... was on standby during the crisis but never deployed ... a decision widely criticized ... now the government looks to show off improvements to its security readiness ... on hand was president did need no Aquino ... who fights insults at the center of the hijacking controversy ... he says he gave recommendations to military commanders ... but let them to make tactical decisions ... during a live television interview on Thursday ... a keynote blamed his actions ... it's a I cannot say theres no responsibility whatsoever as far as this incident was concerned that I kept telling them that the hostages were importance to the use of assault was really a last option ... because there was no guarantee that if you conducted an assault that would be successfully successful ... meanwhile an investigation panel says some of the hostages could have been hit by friendly fire ... forensic reports show most were not hit at close range ... but from outside the box ... a fuller account of what happened is expected in the coming days ... the bloodshed occurred after a disgruntled former police captain ... hijacked a bus mostly full of Hong Kong Taurus ... eight of whom were killed later ... during the rescue ... David Bhakti ... Reuters ...